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Christopher Cerell Francies RAN-sis(born July 26, 1982) is a former
American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
wide receiver. He was signed by the
Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...
as an
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in 2006. He played
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at Texas-El Paso. Francies is currently playing for the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League Francies previously played for the
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and
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.


College career

Francies attended the
University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stud ...
and was a student Major in Biology and a letterman in football. In football, he was a four-year letterman and a three-year starter. As a senior, he won third-team All-Conference USA accolades and was named the team's Offensive M.V.P. and as a junior, he was an All-Western Athletic Conference Honorable Mention selection.


Professional career


Green Bay Packers

After playing two seasons with the Packers, Francies was released on August 25, 2008.


New Orleans Saints

Francies was signed to the
practice squad In sports, the practice squad, also called the taxi squad or practice roster, is a group of players signed by a team but not part of their main roster. Frequently used in gridiron football, they serve as extra players during the team's practices, ...
of the
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on November 19, 2008.


San Francisco 49ers

Francies signed with the
San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...
on August 7, 2009. He was waived on August 30.


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UTEP Miners bioGreen Bay Packers bioSan Francisco 49ers bio
1982 births Living people Players of American football from Houston American football wide receivers UTEP Miners football players Green Bay Packers players New Orleans Saints players San Francisco 49ers players Utah Blaze players Georgia Force players Ed Block Courage Award recipients {{Widereceiver-1980s-stub